The Committee refers States parties to WHO, Guidelines for drinking water quality, 2nd edition, vols. 1-3 (Geneva, 1993) that are “intended to be used as a basis for the development of national standards that, if properly implemented, will ensure the safety of drinking water supplies through the elimination of, or reduction to a minimum concentration, of constituents of water that are known to be hazardous to health”.
El Comité remite a los Estados Partes a OMS, Guías para la calidad del agua potable, segunda edición, vols. 1 a 3 (Ginebra, 1993), cuyo objetivo es "servir de base para la elaboración de normas nacionales que, debidamente aplicadas, aseguren la inocuidad del agua mediante la eliminación o la reducción a una concentración mínima de los componentes peligrosos para la salud".